Levin and Kitty's Chalk-Letter Proposal

From Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Levin and Kitty's second engagement, conducted by writing initials in chalk on a card table, is autobiographically drawn from Tolstoy's own proposal to Sofya.
Part 4, Chapter 13

Levin writes only the first letters of words and Kitty miraculously reads them: "w, y, a: m, t, c, b, d, t, m, n, o, t."

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Part 5, Chapters 1-6

Levin and Kitty's wedding, depicted with detailed ritual and Levin's spiritual confusion.

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